2023 Korean Curling Championships


The 2023 Korean Curling Championships, Korea's national curling championships, were held from June 22 to 30 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. The winning teams on both the men's and women's sides became the Korean National Teams for the 2023–24 curling season. They represented Korea at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships and later the 2024 World Curling Championships. The championship was held in three rounds.
The men's event was headed by 2022 national champions Seoul City Hall, skipped by Jeong Byeong-jin. During their time as the national team, Seoul City Hall led Korea to a silver medal at the 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships as well as successful results on tour at the 2022 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic and the Belgium Men's Challenger. At the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship, they had a disappointing twelfth-place finish with a 1–11 record. Expected challengers for the 2023 national title were Gyeongbuk Sports Council, Gangwon Province, and Uiseong-gun Office.
On the women's side, there were three teams separated from the rest of the pact, Chuncheon City Hall, Gyeonggi Province and Gangneung City Hall. In 2022, Ha's Chuncheon City Hall rink upset both Gyeonggi and Gangneung to become the national team. During their reign, they claimed silver at the Pan Continental Curling Championships and finished ninth at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship with a 5–7 record. They also won silver at the 2023 Winter World University Games. On tour, Chuncheon City Hall won the US Open of Curling and lost in the final of the S3 Group Curling Stadium Series. Gyeonggi Province entered the national championship as the fifth ranked team in the world after a breakthrough 2022–23 season while Gangneung City Hall were looking to reclaim the national title they last won in 2021.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Bongmyeong High SchoolMoon HyeonLim Byeong-hyeonYoon Ji-hooKwon Oh-woo Cheongju
Chuncheon MotorsKim Hak-junPark Jin-hwanKim Myeong-junPark Jong-hyeonWoo Song-jun Chuncheon
Gangwon ProvincePark Jong-dukJeong Yeong-seokOh Seung-hoonSeong Ji-hoon Gangwon
Gyeongbuk Sports CouncilKim Soo-hyukKim Chang-minKim Hak-kyunJeon Jae-ik Uiseong
Seoul City HallJeong Byeong-jinLee Jeong-jaeKim Min-wooKim Tae-hwan Seoul
Uiseong-gun OfficeLee Jae-beomKim Eun-binPyo Jeong-minKim Jin-hunKim Hyo-jun Uiseong

Round 1

The first round of the championship was held from June 22 to 26. The top four teams overall advanced to the second round.

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time.
Draw 2
''Thursday, June 22, 2:00 pm''
Draw 4
''Friday, June 23, 9:00 am''
Draw 7
''Saturday, June 24, 2:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Sunday, June 25, 9:00 am''
Draw 12
''Monday, June 26, 2:00 pm''

Round 2

The second round of the championship was held from June 27 to 28. The top two teams advanced to the best-of-five final round.

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time.
Draw 14
''Tuesday, June 27, 9:00 am''
Draw 16
''Tuesday, June 27, 7:00 pm''
Draw 18
''Wednesday, June 28, 2:00 pm''

Round 3

The third round of the championship was held from June 29 to 30. The teams' head-to-head games in rounds one and two were counted towards their best-of-five score.

Draw 21

''Thursday, June 29, 6:00 pm''

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Bongmyeong High SchoolPark Seo-jinShim Yu-jeongSong Da-binJeong AnahYoon Ji-min Cheongju
Chuncheon City HallHa Seung-younKim Hye-rinYang Tae-iKim Su-jin Chuncheon
Gangneung City HallKim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim Cho-hiKim Seon-yeongKim Yeong-mi Gangneung
Gyeongbuk AssociationKim Min-seoBang Yu-jinKim Hye-jeongPark Han-byul Uiseong
Gyeonggi ProvinceGim Eun-jiKim Min-jiKim Su-jiSeol Ye-eunSeol Ye-ji Uijeongbu
Jeonbuk ProvinceKim Ji-sooJeong Jae-heeSong Yu-jinShin Eun-jin Jeonbuk
Seoul City HallPark Yu-binLee Eun-chaeYang Seung-heeKim Ji-yoon Seoul
Songhyun High SchoolKang Bo-baeJo Ju-heeLee Su-binCheon Hee-seoHwang Ye-ji Uijeongbu
Uiseong County OfficeJeong Min-jaeKim Su-hyeonAhn Jeong-yeonKang Min-hyo Uiseong

Round 1

The first round of the championship was held from June 22 to 27. The top four teams overall advanced to the second round.

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time.
Draw 1
''Thursday, June 22, 9:00 am''
Draw 3
''Thursday, June 22, 7:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Friday, June 23, 2:00 pm''
Draw 6
''Saturday, June 24, 9:00 am''
Draw 8
''Saturday, June 24, 7:00 pm''
Draw 10
''Sunday, June 25, 2:00 pm''
Draw 11
''Monday, June 26, 9:00 am''
Draw 13
''Monday, June 26, 7:00 pm''
Draw 15
''Tuesday, June 27, 2:00 pm''

Round 2

The second round of the championship was held from June 28 to 29. The top two teams advanced to the best-of-five final round.

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time.
Draw 17
''Wednesday, June 28, 9:00 am''
Draw 19
''Wednesday, June 28, 7:00 pm''
Draw 20
''Thursday, June 29, 11:00 am''

Round 3

The third round of the championship was held from June 29 to 30. The teams' head-to-head games in rounds one and two were counted towards their best-of-five score.

Draw 21

''Thursday, June 29, 6:00 pm''

Draw 22

''Friday, June 30, 11:00 am''